Регулятор рынков Австралии уделит первоочередное внимание защите граждан от крипто-вреда

Block-chain 24Published on 2022-08-24Last updated on 2022-08-24

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Финансовый регулятор Австралии, Комиссия по ценным бумагам и инвестициям Австралии (ASIC), обязалась в течение следующих четырех лет уделять пристальное внимание криптоактивам и децентрализованному финансированию (DeFi). Часть его действий будет включать повышение осведомленности общественности о рисках, присущих криптоактивам и децентрализованным финансам.

Согласно недавно выпущенному «Корпоративному плану» ASIC, финансовый регулятор заявил, что сосредоточит внимание на «неправомерных действиях с использованием цифровых технологий», поскольку «новые технологии и продукты меняют нашу финансовую экосистему».

Четырехлетний стратегический план простирается до 2026, и Джо Лонго, председатель ASIC, сказал, что на протяжении этого периода регулятор сосредоточит внимание, в частности, на мошенничестве и криптоактивах.

«Наша нормативно-правовая среда меняется и развивается — климатические риски, наше старение населения, новые данные и цифровые технологии, а также значительная волатильность на рынке крипто-активов — все это оказывает трансформационное воздействие».

Он отметил, что Scamwatch, веб-сайт, который предоставляет потребителям и предприятиям информацию о том, как распознавать, избегать и предотвращать мошенничества, получил 4783 сообщения о скаме с инвестициями в криптовалюту и показывает 99 миллионов долларов заявленных убытков в 2021 году.

ASIC заявила, что ее действия «защитят инвесторов от вреда, причиняемого криптоактивами», и будут включать в себя поддержку разработки эффективной нормативно-правовой базы, внедрение и мониторинг модели регулирования для продуктов, связанных с обменом криптовалют, а также повышение осведомленности общественности о рисках, присущих крипто-активам и участию в DeFi, среди прочего.

В отчете Sydney Morning Herald, опубликованном в среду, Лонго снова предостерег от инвестирования в криптовалюту, назвав ее «очень рискованной и крайне нестабильной деятельностью», и потребители «должны быть очень осторожны, прежде чем делать это».

«ASIC не против инноваций и сделает все возможное, чтобы найти законные способы использования базовой технологии, распределенного реестра и технологии блокчейна, но это не следует смешивать или путать с инвестированием в так называемые криптоактивы».

Объявление ASIC было сделано всего через несколько дней после того, как новое правящее правительство Австралии объявило о планах продвинуться вперед в регулировании крипто-сектора, проведя к концу года работу по «маппингу токенов».

Регулирование может быть на шаг ближе

Криптовалюты и цифровые биржи в настоящее время регулируются в Австралии очень слабо, и операторы бирж должны соблюдать только законы Австралийского центра отчетов и анализа транзакций (AUSTRAC). Они касаются процедур «знай своего клиента», соблюдения правил по борьбе с отмыванием денег и общих положений Закона о корпорациях.

Индустрия призывает принять государственное законодательство, чтобы снизить риск для инвесторов и превратить криптовалюты в устоявшийся и более безопасный класс активов.

Тем не менее, существуют тысячи криптоактивов или валют, и Лонго признает, что «регулирование грядет», но «нам нужно будет разработать структуру, которая подходит нам, которая работает в рамках наших существующих правовых и нормативных механизмов».

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